He Needs to Rebound from a Rough Final Two Games

Let's face it: Michigan's secondary looked very bad in the team's final two games against Ohio State and Virginia Tech.

They inexcusably allowed Braxton Miller to throw for 235 yards against them, even though the Bucs literally had one of the worst passing offenses in the country.

It could've been much worse, though, as Miller missed plenty of wide open receivers. That was the main problem: The fact that Ohio's receivers were open the majority of the game. A lot of that has to be blamed on Countess.

The effort was definitely better in the bowl game against Virginia Tech, but it still wasn't good enough. Logan Thomas threw for 214 yards, and Danny Coale had well over 100 receiving yards.

Countess, and the rest of the secondary for that matter, definitely need to rebound from those final two games.

Many Expect Countess to Turn into a Lockdown Corner This Year

Is it asking too much of Countess to become a shutdown corner...as only a true sophomore?

Even though we saw flashes of brilliance from him last season, there were growing pains as well.

I expect the first half of the season to still be somewhat of a learning process for Countess and then for him to really take off in the second half.

As was the case with this defense a year ago, they hit their stride around the midway point and played like a whole new unit the rest of the way.

I expect a similar situation with Countess; during the second half of the season, he will look like one of the best cornerbacks in the Big Ten, and then the preseason nomination awards will start rolling in as he heads into his junior year.